BATON ROUGE, La. | Ezekiel Salama did it again on Sunday as he broke his own school record in the hammer throw, highlighting Alabama A&M University's opening day of the 2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships at A.W. Munford Stadium.
 
Salama, who set the previous mark of 54.55m at the Georgia Tech Invitational on April 18, finished second in the event, throwing a personal-best mark of 55.86m.
 
On the women's side, Amaya Mitchell-Howard also claimed a silver medal in the hammer throw, with a personal-best mark of 54.12m.
 
WOMEN'S DAY 1 RESULTS – 4 OF 21 EVENTS SCORED 
1. Southern - 33
2. Alabama A&M – 19
3. Texas Southern – 18
4. Grambling State – 17.5
5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 17
6. Florida A&M – 14
7. Prairie View A&M – 38.5
8. Alcorn State - 8
8. Bethune-Cookman – 8
10. Alabama State - 7
11. Jackson State – 6
 
MEN'S DAY 1 RESULTS – 3 OF 21 EVENTS SCORED
1. Texas Southern – 26
2. Jackson State – 20
3. Alabama A&M – 15
4. Bethune-Cookman – 14
5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 12
6. Alabama State – 10
6. Southern – 10
8. Florida A&M – 6
9. Prairie View A&M - 3
10. Grambling State - 1
 
 
WOMEN'S TRACK

• Laila Gaynor qualified for the 200m finals, running a second-best time of 23.71 in the prelims
• Chelsea Whitehurst ran the sixth-best time in the 400m hurdles to qualify for the finals in 1:03.18
• In the 1500m prelims, Brianna Samuels finished sixth, logging a time of 4:48.53 to qualify for the finals
• Norma Rodriguez set a personal-best time of 39:35.87 in the 10000m to take third, while Taylor Wingo ran 41:48.38 to place seventh. Neveah Carrizal also set a personal-best time of 43:50.43 to claim ninth

 
WOMEN'S FIELD

• Amber Jamison placed 11^th in the long jump at 5.53m
• In the javelin, Ajanae Cressey recorded a personal-best mark, with a throw of 34.87m to finish sixth
• In the heptathlon, Cressey sits in fourth, with 2878 points through four events

 
MEN'S TRACK

• Eric Barker set a personal record and qualified first in the 400m hurdles, posting a time of 51.32 in the prelims, while Ryan Johnson just missed qualifying, finishing 10^th in 55.17
• In the 1500m prelims, Bravin Kibitok qualified for the finals with the second-fastest time in 4:12.57
• Eric Brannon finished eighth in the 10000m, registering a time of 34:25.62, while Zachary Cooper placed 10^th, logging a time of 35:11.17

 
MEN'S FIELD

• Justin Walker posted a season-best mark in the long jump in finishing third at 7.47m
• In the decathlon, Andrew Reaves is eighth after five events with 2161 points

 
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action for the second day of competition of the 2025 SWAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Championships on Monday.
 
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